Shloka : 203

इति संक्षेप्तो धर्मा: सर्वेषां लिखिता मया ।

साम्प्रदायिकग्रन्थेभ्यो ज्ञेय एषां तु विस्तर: ॥ 203 ॥

અને અમારે આશ્રિત એવા જે સત્સંગી બાઈ-ભાઈ સર્વે, તેમના જે સામાન્ય ધર્મ અને વિશેષ ધર્મ, તે જે તે, સંક્ષેપે કરીને આવી રીતે અમે લખ્યા છે; અને આ ધર્મનો જે વિસ્તાર તે તો અમારા સંપ્રદાયના જે ગ્રંથ તે થકી જાણવો. ॥ 203 ॥

And thus I have explained the general as well as specific code of conduct for all My devotees, men and women, in short; and the details of these codes of conduct should be studied from the scriptures of My religion. || 203 ||

Commentary

Now, concluding the instructions regarding the code of conduct, Shri Hari says: Like this, I have written the proper code of conduct for all My devotees i.e. Grihashta - Tyagi, men-women etc. all the humans, in short. And the details of this religion should be studied from the scriptures of the religion Here, the scrip­tures means the holy books written by Shri Hari Himself and by His God-realized Muktas, like Vachanamrit, Satsangijeevan, Satsangibhooshan, Bhaktachintamani, etc. Because Shri Hari Himself has mentioned in Vachanamrit that the essence of religion and the greatness of the worshipping God and the purpose of His manifestation on this earth could be known by studying His character and His conduct in human form. Therefore, the scripture which describes the character of one’s worshipping God, right from His birth till He leaves the body, strengthens the religion. And the eight scriptures, worthy of studying, mentioned by Shriji Maharaj in Shikshapatri do not describe the details of the code of conduct for the saints, celibates and Grihastha devotees of Udhdhav sect, code of conduct for the Sankhyayogi men and women, the manifesta­tion of Shri Swaminarayan Mahaprabhu, His playful character, assignment of Acharyaship, the disappearance of Shri Hari from the earth etc., therefore the details of the code of conduct described in Shikshapatri should be studied from the scriptures like Satsangijeevan etc.